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Bachelor of Arts

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This program prepares the student for a career as a teacher of English at the secondary level. A student will seek PA Department of Education Secondary Certification. Students must meet all of the competency standards set by the PA Department of Education, and they must pass the PRAXIS Test 1 and 2. Students must also maintain the following QPA requirement of 3.0 QPA for entrance and exit.

To successfully complete the Engish secondary education major, the following coursework is required:

  • 45 English credits as listed under major requirements
  • 40 Education credits as listed under Education Requirements
  • 12 credits of required coursework in Psychology and Mathematics
  • 31 CORE/General Elective credits.
  • A minimum of 127 credits is required for degree, the last 30 of which must be taken at La Roche.

    Education Requirements: 40 credits

    ED 210 Foundations of Education & Field Experience
    EED 310 Methods of Teaching and Evaluating English
    EN 150 Methods of Teaching Writing: Composition
    EN 250 Methods of Teaching Writing: Writers' Center
    EN 340 Methods of Teaching Literature I
    EN 341 Methods of Teaching Literature II
    EN 350 Methods of Teaching Writing: Genres
    EN 450 Methods of Teaching Writing: Sequencing and Assessment
    MLE 200 English Language Learners in the Multicultural Classroom
    SED 351 Advanced Field Experience
    SED 451 Secondary Student Teaching
    SPED 210 Assessment/Diagnosis of Special Needs Students
    SPED 220 Program/Classroom Management
    SPED 310 Methods and Practicum
     

    Literary Period Course - 3 credits: Select any 300-level period course

    EN 3XX Literature Elective
     

    Major Requirements: 39 credits (EN221 or EN314 & EN323 or EN321)

    EED 330 Adolescent Literature
    EN 210 Introduction to Literary Study
    EN 222 World Literature II
    EN 236 Issues in American Literature I
    EN 239 Issues in American Literature II
    EN 329 Introduction to Literary Theory & Criticism
    EN 333 American English: Its History & Development
    EN 455 Senior Seminar
     

    Required Mathematics: 3 credits

    MT 140 Probability and Statistics
     

    Required Psychology Courses: 9 credits

    PSY 121 Introduction to Psychology
    PSY 240 Adolescence Psychology
    PSY 261 Educational Psychology
     

    Select one drama or film course: 3 credits

    EN 243 Film Analysis: Form, History, Ideology
    EN 318 Dramatic Literature
    EN 319 Modern American Drama
    EN 321 Shakespeare on Film
    SPH 122 Creative Dramatics
     

    Select one of the following sequences:

    FR 101 Elementary French I
    FR 201 Intermediate French I
    SP 101 Elementary Spanish I
    SP 201 Intermediate Spanish I
     

    Select one writing course: 3 credits

    EN 229 Business Communications
    EN 230 Technical Writing
    EN 240 Creative Writing I
    EN 312 Special Topics in Composition
    EN 331 Journalism I
    EN 337 Advanced Exposition
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